Standard tuning, capo on 4th fret. Intro: A5 , F5 A5 F5 Standing in the corridor, it's just another day A5 F5 You never were the kind of boy who ran outside to play C5 F5 You're passing through the kitchen behind your mother's back G5 F5 C5 While she says "your father's on the plane" The rain against the windows, you're waiting on the stairs You double check the driveway for someone standing there You calculate the chances of presents on your bed tonight Daddy's on his way E5 G5 Daddy's on the plane C5 Soon you'll meet again E5 G5 Daddy's on the plane C5 That's what mother said F5 ( Bb5 , D5 , Bb5 , D5 ) While you were waiting Solo: A5 , F5 , A5 , F5 , C5 , F5 , G5 , F5 , C5 (same as verse) Nothing ever happens in your neighbourhood You'd like to run so far away if you only could It seems that all the people have nothing much to say anyway Daddy's on his way Daddy's on the plane Soon you'll meet again Daddy's on the plane That's what mother said While you were waiting